Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-24
cARNEGIE CnETICIsxD.

A number OF American citizens OF
English birth, aided and absttsd By sll
the ADelomapfaes. are endsavoring 70
get up . celebration Al Hsu York 10
honor Of the Qnesn's Jubilee. AnoeG
thoss whs we're invited 10 enter ints Ne
plan, and 10 assist ~ bis oontFibatlsos
IN making the celebration . saeosss.
vas Andrew Carnegie, the wealthy
Pennsylvania iron manufacturer. ME.
Oernsgie, a. everybody knovA IL q
Beotohman By birth, bui be Is o1e Of
those BcoteAmsn who, IN becoming
oitizsns Of the United States. Fsnounoe
ell allegiance to royalty, vhethsz Il Be
sentimental or Otherwise, and accept In
good faith the republican installations
10 which they promise fealty. de
promptly declined 70 have anything to
DO with the jubilee celebration. giving
bis reasons therefor In Q characteristic
letter. In which, among other thirRs. be
said:
TheFs are several good reasons Why
cannot subscribe OF sympathize With the
proposed jubilee; First, SIN 80 Amer
lean citizen and . very stauneh repub-
hoan. An American who respects mon
eFohial ideas IL inconsistent With and
insulting 10 bis manhood. should stui-
tify myself we're 10 celebFste the reign
Of any hereditary ruler. was born "as
free - Cesar" Second, am al q loss
10 zee What naturalized American eiti-
gems have 10 de with celebrating the
reign Of any sovereign Monarch. II they
are net loyal republicans and true 20
the land Of theiF adoption II IL open 70
them 81 eli times to leave Ice shore and
and homes elsewhere. The Republic
deserves 10 DO served by citizens tFne
10 the fundamental idea upon which her
polisical institutions are based.
To such Of my fellow country
men as see proper 70 enjoy the blessings
Of residence 10 America and yet 70.
nain aliens, venture 10 suggest that
the canona Of good taste. not less than
gratitude 10 the FepHblieana TO whose
hospitality they are indebted for 90
many favofs, should lead them 20 hest
tate before parading and forcing upon
the knowledge Of their. perhaps, too
generous hosts that their first allegiance
is TO = foreign ruler, and their prefer
eaea 10 for political Institutions vitality
opposed 10 those OF the land In which
they dwell and prosper. II our fellow
oountRymen must celsbFate something,
JET me suggest 20 them that the proper
day for political demonstration IN
New York IL the fourth day Of July.
On that day let them pray thai the day
h not far distant when our less favored
eoantrymen at home shall share with
as the blessings Of institutions founded
upon the political equality Of the oiti-
Een-a day when hereditary privilege
will be unknown, and when o Govern
ment OF the people, by the people, and
for the people" will be the watohWoF
OF EnRlish speaking men throughout
The world.
TAis sturdy letter, Ss may be sup
posed, has caused q ehatterinR among
the AnRlomanisos such as has not been
heard for many long day. Numerous
attempts are being made TO answer Mr..
carnegie's pointed attack, for II is real
iSed that II will put decided dampsr
upon The American end of the jubilee
celebration. From the AnRlomaniac
standpoint IL 10 decidedly vulgar for
Mr.. Carnegie to be so Thoroughly Ameri-
sanized, bul from the standpoint of
plain American citizenship bis pride In
the genius and institutions Of his
adopted county is honorable both to
himself aud 10 the land OF bis nativity.